3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (760+ words) For farmers already battling rising input costs, weaker commodity prices and narrowing margins, the surge in fuel prices is creating another financial threat that can be easy to overlook: transportation fuel surcharges are increasingly coming out of the farmer’s pocket....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (204+ words) The USDA’s latest farm income forecast shows farmers and ranchers are projected to spend more on interest payments this year, even after adjusting for inflation, than at any other time on record. That forecast comes as farm-sector debt is expected…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (153+ words) An escalating trade dispute between the United States and Canada is creating new concerns for American farmers as retaliatory tariffs and import restrictions take effect. Canada imposed tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% Tuesday on $27.6 billion worth of U.S. imports, according to Canada’s…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (861+ words) President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Friday aimed at reshaping the U.S. livestock and meat-processing industry—strengthening enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, expanding opportunities for small and regional processors, easing barriers to interstate meat sales and directing a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (170+ words) Hoosier Ag Today John Deere Workers Reject Contract Extension Members of the United Auto Workers at John Deere have rejected the company’s proposal to extend their current collective bargaining agreement through 2029. UAW President Shawn Fain said workers remain concerned about…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) The latest technology and agtech companies were on display at the Purdue Research Farm Tuesday as the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network, or WHIN, held their annual Ag Summit. “So, WHIN is a nonprofit out of West Lafayette, and our sole…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (140+ words) Diesel prices are climbing just as harvest approaches, adding another expense for farmers already dealing with higher fertilizer costs. Mid-August diesel prices are at their highest level in a decade, according to AAA data. Ohio corn and soybean farmer Jed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (338+ words) In a high-stakes move for the state’s agricultural economy, more than a dozen key soybean buyers from China traded boardroom tables for muddy boots earlier this month, touring family farms and processing plants right here in the Hoosier State. With…...